Alaska
Past Producer

Shungnak Rivers

Alaska, United States
GoldCopperSilverJadeAsbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Jade, Asbestos
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsAsbestos, Nephrite, Copper, Silver
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10001169
MRDS IDA011867
Alternate namesShingnek Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates67.03064, -157.23846
References
Anderson, Eskil, 1945, Asbestos and jade occurrences in the Kobuk River region, Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 3-R, 48 p.Anderson, Eskil, 1947, Mineral occurrences other than gold deposits in northwestern Alaska: Alaska Territorial Division of Mines Pamphlet 5-R, 48 p.Fritts, C.E., 1970, Geology and geochemistry of the Cosmos Hills, Ambler River and Shungnak River Quadrangles, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geological Report 39, 63 p., 4 sheets, scale 1:63,360.Mayfield, C.F. and Grybeck, D., 1978, Mineral occurrences and resource map of the Ambler river quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-120I, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Reed, I.M., 1931, Report on the placer deposits of the upper Kobuk goldfields: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 37-1, 33 p.Smith. P.S., 1913, The Noatak-Kobuk region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 536, 60 p.